Chapter 35: The Place Forgotten by God

  After traveling for a period of time, Ni Tian descended. The scene in front of me was unfamiliar but had a familiar aura. It was desolate here, and I didn't even see the shadow of a monster or ghost. All around were high mountains formed by rocks, each one a steep cliff, with black rocks emitting an eerie aura. We shuttled between the mountains. I noticed that Ni Tian seemed off, his expression had been serious since he entered this place, which made me more curious about this place. Bai Hun's eyes remained closed, but her speed didn't slow down at all. The journey was relatively smooth, and we didn't encounter any powerful opponents. At a relatively flat area, we stopped to rest for a while, as prolonged travel would still consume soul power, so everyone decided to take a break first.

  "Let's rest here for today and move forward tomorrow. I'll go take a look around first." A somewhat low and melancholic voice rose from Inverse Heaven. Although it consumed soul power, wasn't it still early to be resting? I didn't ask out loud, but instead silently walked towards Inverse Heaven's figure. Yin Yue and Ye Gui looked at me with some confusion, I smiled and shook my head, then walked away.

  "This is the Dark Corner." Inverse Heaven said, his back to me. He stood on a jutting rock at the edge of the cliff, as if he might float away at any moment. I slowly got up beside him, looking at his profile.

  "Are you familiar with this place?"

  "This is where all dragon races live... no, are imprisoned."

  "So how did you leave here?"

  "This is a place sealed by the gods, you felt it, that aura. The Demon Dragon Clan can never break through it, and I have half of the Divine Dragon Clan's bloodline in me, so I am one of the few dragons who can leave this place. What's even more tragic is that outside, those greedy ghosts and demons are attracting the attention of the Demon Dragon Clan, coming here to hunt them down for hundreds of years. This is what Sui did, she did a good deed! Some were captured as magical beasts, some had their skin peeled off, tendons extracted, and made into medicine or weapons. The strong ones among the Demon Dragon Clan are becoming fewer and fewer, they can't even exert their true strength here, all being caught and killed for their internal elixir, then discarded in the wilderness."

  The boy in front of me, who seems calm and elegant at all times, bears no less responsibility than I do. "So, you are their hope."

  "Ah, yes, I am the hope of all the Dragon Clan's elders. But what does that matter? Even if I die, it would be useless. Fortunately, I met Yin Yue and all of you. If Yin Yue becomes the Ghost King, that would be the most beneficial for us. If this succeeds, at the very least, we can protect my clan from being hunted down."

  "So going further ahead is where you live, right?"

  "Yes, after being away for so long, I'm actually a bit afraid of what's inside." Inverse Heaven closed his eyes and slightly furrowed his brow.

  "Are we not also here? Once we find the Crystal, we will be one step closer to success. Think about it, you have always been working hard for your people."

  "I've had a question I wanted to ask you." Tianyi turned his head and said to me.

  "What is it you say."

  "Do you feel familiar with the atmosphere here?"

  It's indeed true that as soon as I arrived here, I had a familiar feeling. "There is, but I don't know why."

  "This is the darkest place of the three realms, and it's precisely because of this that we are imprisoned here. It can be said to be the greatest nemesis of the demon dragon, and even has a certain degree of suppression over any other race. This power is very mysterious yet extremely powerful. And those who can wield such power are few, I sense its presence within you."

  No wonder, the dark aura in my body is so excited, it turns out that this is its source, it seems that I and Jiu Mei were wrong, could it be that the Wan Mo Cave is even more terrifying than here?

  "So you know what it is?"

  "No, I don't know."

  "Is it okay to go further ahead? Can Ginsei-senpai and the others take it?"

  "You still underestimate them, since they don't say it, I'm not convenient to tell you, in this team no one has no background story."

  "Yes, alright, let's go back." Ni Tian nodded and went back with me.

  The next day, we continued on our way, and the darker the atmosphere became, the more intense it was. The pure sound within me initially had some resistance, constantly operating, but later it stopped completely. It seemed that in this place filled with dark energy, it ceased to struggle, or perhaps another dark energy within me allowed me to adapt better here, not needing the pure sound to continuously purify. Overall, my body didn't show any abnormalities for the time being.

  We walked to the top of a huge mountain and stopped our footsteps. This might be the highest place in the Dark Corner, I looked around clearly. Especially at two blood-red characters "Dragon's Lair" on a black rock not far away. I finally understood why Inverse Heaven said he was afraid to come in, here only the word "desolate" can describe it. In my impression, the dragon tribe is so sacred, even in the demon world, they are also high above. But in front of me, I saw a black desert, a huge dragon's corpse half-buried in the sand.

  "We've arrived, and right in front of us is our destination. Although I'm not sure about the exact location of Jing Shi, it's still safer to stay inside for now." Not just me, but also the seniors around me all showed a look of surprise. Ni Tian broke the silence and said.

  As I entered the dragon's lair, I still didn't see any shadow of a dragon. Just then, an old man with a head full of white hair appeared before us, hunching his back, and if it were in normal times, I wouldn't have felt that he was actually a dragon at all.

  "Young Master, you have returned." The old man said respectfully to Ni Tian.

  "Bai Lao Lao, you've been working hard for so long." Ni Tian said.

  "It's good that you're back, young master. We old folks don't know how much longer we can hold on. Fortunately, you sent word ahead of your return, or my second brother would have worried himself to death."

  "This time I'm going out with a purpose, these are my partners, they're here to help us. Elder Jin, you gather all the elders at Black Horn Temple first."

  "Yes, young master."

  Hei Jiao Dian, the residence of the overlord of the demon dragon clan for generations. This is the most magnificent place in Hei An Zhuan, and it's quite different from the outside. It's divided into three layers, but inside, it's not that luxurious, mostly iron and silver colors, looking a bit cold. Ni Tian brought us to a large hall, and then five elders came in.

  "Everyone, please sit down. The five elders, these are my companions. Now that we've reached this point, I think our only hope is to resist. They are our hope!" Ni Tian said with some excitement. Afterward, he introduced each of us by name, but didn't mention anything about our backgrounds. The initial disdain from the five elders turned into surprise. Bai Hun, Yin Yue, and Ye Gui were all high-ranking members of the Underworld Sect, and I was a low-ranking Underworld Master - it was indeed hard to imagine. But what surprised me was Hua Lei. It wasn't that she was particularly strong, but rather that she was only a low-ranking Dead Warrior. Judging by her age, she should be around the same as Bai Hun and the others, even older than me and Ni Tian by a bit - so there could only be one possibility: she had some special role to play.

  "Alright, alright! It seems that this era now belongs to your generation. We are indeed old." The elder said earlier. "I am Shuǐyín Sān Cí Lóng, you can just call me Bái Zhǎnglǎo." He continued.

  "This is my aunt, she is Biyu Qiniulong. She is the Jade Elder of the Dragon Clan." Nìtiān continued to introduce, following Yín Chánglǎo's words. Although this Jade Elder was dressed simply, she indeed had a gentle and elegant appearance.

  "This is Du Jiao Di Long, Hong Chang Lao." A slightly stout old man with a single horn on his head.

  "This is the Flying Dragon Tribe's Elder Xiang." Obviously, this elder had a pair of wings on his back.

  "This is Lie Yan Chì Lóng, the Fire Elder." You can tell that this elder has a bad temper, his appearance gives off a fiery aura, even his hair is red.

  "To be honest with you, there are great contradictions and differences within the Demonic Dragon Clan now. Our Golden Luminous Dragons are very few in number, and it's only because of these five elders that I can hold on until today."

  "Young master, you mustn't say that. Only you can save our dragon clan." After saying this, the five elders stood up together and looked at Ni Tian with respect.

  "Five elders, please sit down. I promise what I have promised will be done. Today we come here mainly to find something. For thousands of years, are there any places around here that several elders feel are not the same?"

  "We won't deceive you, young master. Our dragon clan has been imprisoned here for generations. The dark energy is too powerful, and we can't fight against it. Its presence is everywhere, making it hard to find anything out of the ordinary." said the flying dragon tribe's elder, Xiang.

  At that moment, everyone in the hall began to frown, and it was so difficult from the start. But at this time, I hesitated a bit, with a feeling that something was off, I vaguely felt that the crystal stone had been taken out, its aura was very unique, and I seemed to have some connection with it.

  "Yin Yue Xue Chang, I think I might know its location." I still hesitated to say it out loud, rather than searching aimlessly, it's better to try following my intuition.

  "Are you serious? How did you sense it?" Yin Yue exclaimed excitedly.

  "I don't dare to be certain. When you first showed it to me, the aura of it left a deep impression on me. I vaguely sense its location."

  "Tell me quickly, where is it?" Tianyi asked urgently.

  "The center of the Dark Corner, but I also feel that it is the place where the dark atmosphere is strongest."

  "Never mind all that, let's take a rest today and set off tomorrow!" Yin Yue said.

  "No, that's not allowed!" Just as everyone had a glimmer of hope, Elder Yu spoke up. I looked at her and found that even the four elders beside her had serious expressions on their faces. As we were puzzled, Elder Yu slowly said.

  "Since the dragon clan was imprisoned, everyone has been unwilling and constantly searching for a way out. However, they always fail. One day, one of our ancestors discovered a place by following the black air. At that time, he was one of the strongest in the dragon clan. But later, he came back with his last breath and said that we will be imprisoned here forever and can never get out. Later, he repeatedly emphasized not to go to the center of the dark corner, never! It's like a cursed place. However, several brave dragons still went there but never came back. Slowly, it became our forbidden land."

  Everyone fell silent, it seems that things are not as simple as we thought. "Those who are afraid of death stay behind, tomorrow, I will go." Ye Gui left these words and walked up to the second floor, the silent Bai Hun and Hua Lei also got up and headed towards the second floor. Ah, this is indeed Ye Gui senior. I smiled slightly and stood up. Still wanting to go out for a walk, the atmosphere outside made me feel an indescribable comfort. Walking slowly for a while, it actually felt like this could also allow me to accumulate soul energy, it seems that there are many secrets here.

  "Why don't you go rest? Tomorrow won't be as easy as before." The speaker was Yin Yue, who had also followed him out.

  I shook my head and said, "I like the atmosphere here."

  "Hmph." Yin Yue actually laughed out loud.

  "He sighed and said, 'It seems you're really not an ordinary person.'"

  "It's just luck." I like it when I like it, but looking at the scene in front of me, I just can't get excited.

  "Do you know that this place has another name besides 'Dark Corner'?" Yin Yue seemed to have the same feeling, and he let out a sigh.

  "What is it?" I looked at him curiously.

  "...a place forgotten by God."